The Dover Public Library is preparing to reopen next month.
The library ends its coronavirus pandemic imposed shutdown November 3.
“We’ve got the tentative go ahead to reopen to the public. We’re going to be on limited hours. We’ll be closed on Sundays and Mondays and open to the public on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. And (we’ll be open) Wednesdays and Fridays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. That schedule will go into effect on November 3,” said Brian Sylvester, Dover Public Library director.
He says anyone entering the library must wear a face mask and practice social distancing. They’ll also have their temperature checked and their name collected for contact tracing purposes - should it be needed.
Sylvester says patrons are encouraged to come in, get what they need and leave.
He notes that in-person programming remains suspended for the time-being and the meeting rooms in the library will not be available.
All library materials will also be quarantined for 72 hours after they are returned so that they can be properly sanitized before being checked out again.
The library’s curbside pickup service ends November 2, 2020.
